The traditional requirement of city status is a (Church of England)
cathedral; Nottingham, however, does not have one, having only been created a
city in 1897, in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From around
1100AD Nottingham was part of the Diocese of Lichfield, controlled as an
Archdeaconry from Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire. However, in 1837 the
archdeaconry was transferred and came under the control of the Diocese of
Lincoln. In 1884 the archdeaconry became part of the newly created Diocese of
Southwell, which it, and the city, are still part of today. The Bishop is based
at Southwell
